Floating Options

Normally you would only need the class column, but for more sophisticated uses (not only for columns, but for any other classes, like boxes and notes as well) you can have several kinds of “floats”:

column is the same as left in LTR languages and the same as right in RTL languages

left will let you float your wrap on the left

right will let the wrap float right

center will position the wrap in the horizontal center of the page

A table inside a column or box will always be 100% wide. This makes positioning and sizing tables possible.

Widths

You can set any valid widths (but only on divs): %, px, em, ex, pt, pc, cm, mm, in, but most of the time you'd only want either

type

e.g.

note

%

30%

makes sense in most cases

px

420px

makes sense if your container contains images with a certain width

em

20em

makes sense if you like your wrap container to grow and shrink with the font size

Width Keywords

With certain width keywords you can fit your columns automatically to fill the available horizontal space. Those columns will also react to the screen size, so will be responsive and wrap underneath each other on mobile devices.

There are three width keywords. These should not be combined with any other width.

half fits two columns in a row

third fits three columns in a row

quarter fits four columns in a row

Attention: In order to work properly, wraps with width keywords need an additional <WRAP group> around a set of them.

You can use the same options with spans (as each element that floats is automatically a block level element), but it probably doesn't make too much sense. Widths on spans normally do not work (by design), but can make sense, when it is floating.

Attention: What is the difference between widths and width keywords and when is it best to use which? Widths can cause problems and will never fully add up, therefore will break the layout under some circumstances. (See box model for a technical explanation.) So, getting widths right will need some fiddling around and testing in various browsers. Width keywords on the other hand fit automatically and work better on mobile devices. But the drawback is that they need an extra wrap around them and don't work properly in older browsers (IE8 and under).

All of those options will also work in the boxes and notes wraps (see below).

Old Emulated Headlines

Every //**__text like this__**// or //**like that**// will create an “emulated headline” when used within a box or a column. Now that headlines within wraps are supported, they are not needed anymore, but are still supported for backwards-compatibility.

If you need text that is bold and italic, simply use it the other way around: **//No Headline//**

Multi-columns

For modern browsers (Firefox, Chrome and Safari, IE10+) you can use multi-columns. Just use col2 for 2 columns, col3 for 3 columns, col4 for 4 columns and col5 for 5 columns.

Note: Multi-columns don't make sense for spans.

Don't use this for bigger columns containing more than just text. Use the columns and floats mentioned above instead.

Tabs

Please note, the styling of these tabs depend on the template you are using and not on the wrap plugin. If you only see a list of links and no tabs, please make sure to add “tabs” to the noPrefix config option and that your template supports at least the 2012-01-25 “Angua” DokuWiki release.

Miscellaneous

Clear float

After using any of the float classes, you might come across following text protruding into the space where only the floating containers should be. To prevent that, you should simply add this after your last column:

<WRAP clear />

Indent

This text will appear indented.

<wrap indent>This text will appear indented.</wrap>

Outdent

This text will appear “outdented”.

<wrap outdent>This text will appear "outdented".</wrap>

Prewrap

Inside this code block the words will wrap to a new line although they are all in one line.

<WRAP prewrap 250px>
<code>
Inside this code block the words will wrap to a new line although they are all in one line.
</code>
</WRAP>